| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Zwiefelhofer (fresh) SG - Lynn Morgan (fresh) SF - Charles Gustafson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) C - Terry Day (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) PF - William Warden (fresh) C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | William Warden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Anderson and he's hacked by Terry Day - foul #1 on Terry Day, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:47 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Lynn Morgan | 2-3 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Furness | 2-6 |
| 18:16 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Lynn Morgan | 4-6 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness misses long on a floater from the left side | 4-6 |
| 17:53 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:48 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Zwiefelhofer | 6-6 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 6-8 |
| 17:07 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith lays it in on a great pass from Terry Day and he's hacked by William Warden - foul #1 on William Warden, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson (C) Terry Day | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG), Stephen Flower (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, John Armstrong | |
| 17:07 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith misses the free throw | 8-8 |
| 17:07 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:54 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Don Schimmel | 8-8 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Lynn Morgan is called for the reach on Don Schimmel - foul #1 on Lynn Morgan, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Adams (PG), Arthur Schoonover (C) John Zwiefelhofer, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower's pass is intercepted by Arthur Schoonover | 8-8 |
| 16:05 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-8 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Lawrence Tarkowski | 8-8 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski is fouled on the floor by Charles Gustafson - foul #1 on Charles Gustafson, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente (SG), Brian Ashley (PF), Terry Day (C) Lynn Morgan, Charles Gustafson, Arthur Schoonover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG) Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Adams (fresh) SG - Robert Clemente (fresh) SF - Nathan Thompson (fresh) PF - Brian Ashley (fresh) C - Terry Day (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Flower (fresh) SF - Robert Byard (fresh) PF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) C - Don Schimmel (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 8-11 |
| 15:23 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Flower - foul #1 on Stephen Flower, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer (PG), Kenneth Smith (PF) John Adams, Brian Ashley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF) Stephen Flower, Robert Byard | |
| 15:23 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:23 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:23 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Anderson and the foul's on Nathan Thompson - foul #1 on Nathan Thompson, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:58 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:41 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 14:39 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Clemente | 9-13 |
| 14:22 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan (SG), Charles Gustafson (SF) Robert Clemente, Nathan Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF), John Armstrong (C) Dennis Spivey, Don Schimmel | |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Samuel Townsend | 9-15 |
| 13:44 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Adams (PG), Nathan Thompson (PF), Arthur Schoonover (C) John Zwiefelhofer, Kenneth Smith, Terry Day | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG), Stephen Flower (SG), Lawrence Tarkowski (SF) Robert Anderson, Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend | |
| 13:07 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Flower picks off the pass by Nathan Thompson | 12-15 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski throws it down set up by Robert Byard and he's fouled by Nathan Thompson - foul #2 on Nathan Thompson, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley (PF) Nathan Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (C) John Armstrong | |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski makes the free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:34 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams is fouled on the floor by Robert Byard - foul #1 on Robert Byard, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente (SF) Charles Gustafson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| 12:19 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley lays it in on a nice dish by John Adams | 14-18 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower loses the dribble to Lynn Morgan | 14-18 |
| 12:02 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams can't finish the layup | 14-18 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses the jumper from the right block | 14-18 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lynn Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Clemente (fresh) PF - Brian Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Schoonover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Byard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Flower (fresh) SF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) PF - William Warden (fairly fresh) C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Arthur Schoonover | 17-18 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the driving attempt near the basket | 17-18 |
| 11:20 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Schoonover grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:53 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan's pass is intercepted by William Warden | 17-18 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey blows the layup | 17-18 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | William Warden grabs the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Stephen Flower - foul #2 on Stephen Flower, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer (PG), Charles Gustafson (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), Terry Day (C) John Adams, Lynn Morgan, Brian Ashley, Arthur Schoonover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Dustin Furness (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), John Armstrong (C) Robert Byard, Stephen Flower, Dennis Spivey, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| 10:06 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Smith is whistled for traveling | 17-18 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 17-20 |
| 09:29 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente loses the dribble to Samuel Townsend | 17-20 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Charles Gustafson - foul #2 on Charles Gustafson, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Adams (SG), Brian Ashley (SF) Robert Clemente, Charles Gustafson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (PF) Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-21 |
| 08:49 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day tips it home | 19-21 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong misses the dunk | 19-21 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong tips it in | 19-23 |
| 08:19 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Adams | 21-23 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness's layup is rejected by Kenneth Smith | 21-23 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Spivey | 21-23 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Carrier (PG), Lynn Morgan (SG), Robert Clemente (SF), Arthur Schoonover (C) John Zwiefelhofer, John Adams, Kenneth Smith, Terry Day | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG), William Hamrick (SG), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend, John Armstrong | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Carrier (fresh) SG - Lynn Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Clemente (fresh) PF - Brian Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Schoonover (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Byard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) SF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF) Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses short on a floater from close range | 21-23 |
| 07:11 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Carrier and the foul's on William Warden - foul #2 on William Warden, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF) Dennis Spivey, William Warden | |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski is hacked by Arthur Schoonover - foul #1 on Arthur Schoonover, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer (PG), Kenneth Smith (PF) Edward Carrier, Brian Ashley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF) William Hamrick, Robert Byard | |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend grabs the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 06:04 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente misses the shot from just outside the lane | 24-26 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dustin Furness, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day (C) Arthur Schoonover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong (C) Don Schimmel | |
| 05:21 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong drills a jumper from the right side set up by Dustin Furness | 27-28 |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Adams (SG), Brian Ashley (PF) Lynn Morgan, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG), William Hamrick (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF) Robert Anderson, Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend | |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan (SG), Luis Gober (PF) John Zwiefelhofer, Robert Clemente | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) John Armstrong | |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:12 | Gardner-Webb | Luis Gober buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Lynn Morgan | 31-29 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick is called for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson (SF), Nathan Thompson (PF), Arthur Schoonover (C) Brian Ashley, Luis Gober, Terry Day | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower (SG), William Warden (PF) William Hamrick, Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| 03:36 | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 03:35 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lynn Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Thompson (fresh) C - Arthur Schoonover (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Byard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Flower (fresh) SF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Warden (fresh) C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson double dribbles | 31-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente (SG), Kenneth Smith (PF) Lynn Morgan, Arthur Schoonover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Dustin Furness (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF) Robert Byard, Stephen Flower, Don Schimmel | |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 31-29 |
| 03:04 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:59 | Gardner-Webb | John Adams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | William Warden is hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer (PG) John Adams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong (C) Dennis Spivey | |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:26 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Samuel Townsend - foul #1 on Samuel Townsend, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day (C) Nathan Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:26 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:26 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gustafson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | William Warden gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Furness and he's fouled by Charles Gustafson - foul #3 on Charles Gustafson, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lynn Morgan (SG), Nathan Thompson (SF) Robert Clemente, Charles Gustafson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:50 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dustin Furness | 35-34 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Lynn Morgan is called for the reach on Dustin Furness - foul #2 on Lynn Morgan, team foul #11 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley (PF) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:27 | Gardner-Webb | John Zwiefelhofer drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Ashley | 38-36 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend loses the dribble to Lynn Morgan | 38-36 |
| 00:45 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Ashley snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Day's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Adams (PG), Robert Clemente (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), Arthur Schoonover (C) John Zwiefelhofer, Nathan Thompson, Brian Ashley, Terry Day | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG), Stephen Flower (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, John Armstrong | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel lays it in | 38-38 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Clemente comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-38 |